PHILIP KAPLAN, M.D. has been elected president of The New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Kaplan was picked to serve a one-year term at the NYSAFP Congress of Delegates June 17 in Albany. Kaplan has been in private practice for 38 years. He is a clinical professor of Family Medicine at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and is an attending physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. Kaplan and his wife, Judy, live in Manlius.

The Rev. EMANUEL DAVIS and JOYCE MARTY were honored at the PACE CNY National Volunteer Recognition Week ceremony. Marty, of Jordan, is a former member of the PACE CNY staff and currently a volunteer. Marty coordinates the monthly birthday special luncheon. Davis, of Syracuse, has been a PACE CNY volunteer for a year. He started a Men’s Group that participates in outings and luncheons; therapeutic recreation assistance, spiritual groups, and assistance with transportation at the PACE site.

New members of Leadership Mohawk Valley include: KYLE JOHNSON, of Kyle Johnson Consulting; BRANDON LOVETT, of the city of Rome; LORRAINE McCORMICK, of AmeriCU Credit Union; GRANT ROSER, of Roser Communications Network; FRITZ SCHERZ, of the state Division of Homeland Security and Fritz’s Polka Band; and KRISTIN WEST, of the Resource Center for Independent Living.

Correction:

A reference to Albany Law School was wrong Saturday in two Company News items. The school is not part of the State University of New York system. Here are the corrected items:

MARY L. D’AGOSTINO has joined Bousquet Holstein PLLC for its summer associate program. D’Agostino is a third-year law student at Albany Law School, and a graduate of Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in human resources management and industrial relations. She serves as editor-in-chief of the Albany Law Review and is the recipient of the Albany Law School Dean’s Scholarship and Trustee Prize. D’Agostino grew up in East Syracuse.

MAUREEN G. FATCHERIC was newly appointed chair of Costello Cooney and Fearon, PLLC’s litigation department. Costello has 17 attorneys and six paralegals who work primarily in litigation. Fatcheric grew up in Syracuse, attended Bishop Ludden High School and is a graduate of Albany Law School. She joined the firm in 1988.